Monday, June 20, 2011

Home on the Range

Last week Devin, Harriet and I journeyed out into the Flint Hills where the Kansas City Symphony was putting on an outdoor concert. The music was lovely, including Dvorak (my favorite!) and the (obligatory but fun) run of Copland.

But though I am thankful for classical music, I am deeply grateful for the clean Kansas landscape that we were able to enjoy. The Flint Hills are strikingly beautiful, the prairie is full of peace. I came back to Kansas City wishing I could stay out in the country a little bit longer.

I remember especially: the smell of hay and dust. Pure sky unbroken. Horses very far away. The sound of meadowlarks. The song of crickets. Dogwoods waving silver and green in the gulley. Grass turned gold. Pulled pork on white plates. In the meadow, a thousand people listening.

About Me

I am a Catholic, a writer, a wife, and a mother. In 2014 my husband and I bought a dilapidated farmhouse on fifteen acres somewhere in Kansas. The purpose of this blog is to record our renovation journey. Furthermore, I hope the blog will provide a space for me to explore the possibility of home education. Join me in my musings as I strive to learn what it means to make a home, to be at home, and to home school.